Spatial Data Science

  1. Spatial Data Acquisition and Management
    1. Sources of Spatial Data
      1. Remote Sensing Data
        1. Satellite Imagery
          1. Optical Sensors
            1. Radar Sensors
              1. Multispectral and Hyperspectral
                1. Spatial Resolution Considerations
                  1. Temporal Resolution Considerations
                  2. LiDAR Data
                    1. Principles of Operation
                      1. Point Cloud Data Products
                        1. Digital Elevation Models
                        2. Aerial Photography
                          1. Photogrammetry Principles
                            1. Stereo Photography
                              1. Orthophoto Generation
                            2. Ground-based Data Collection
                              1. GPS and GNSS
                                1. Positioning Principles
                                  1. Accuracy and Precision
                                  2. Mobile Device Data
                                    1. Location Services
                                      1. Sensor Data Integration
                                      2. Field Surveys
                                        1. Traditional Surveying
                                          1. Mobile Mapping Systems
                                        2. Volunteered Geographic Information
                                          1. Crowdsourcing Platforms
                                            1. OpenStreetMap
                                              1. Data Quality Assessment
                                                1. Validation Techniques
                                                2. Government and Institutional Data
                                                  1. National Spatial Data Infrastructure
                                                    1. Open Data Portals
                                                      1. Census and Statistical Data
                                                        1. Administrative Boundaries
                                                        2. Commercial Data Sources
                                                          1. Licensing Considerations
                                                            1. Data Quality Standards
                                                              1. Cost-Benefit Analysis
                                                              2. Web-based Data Acquisition
                                                                1. Web Scraping Techniques
                                                                  1. API Access Methods
                                                                    1. Data Licensing and Ethics
                                                                      1. Rate Limiting and Access Control
                                                                    2. Data Storage and Management
                                                                      1. Spatial Databases
                                                                        1. PostGIS for PostgreSQL
                                                                          1. Installation and Setup
                                                                            1. Spatial Data Types
                                                                              1. Spatial Indexing Methods
                                                                                1. Spatial Query Operations
                                                                                2. SpatiaLite
                                                                                  1. SQLite Extension
                                                                                    1. Lightweight Applications
                                                                                    2. SQL Server Spatial
                                                                                      1. Geometry and Geography Types
                                                                                        1. Spatial Methods and Functions
                                                                                        2. Oracle Spatial
                                                                                          1. Enterprise Spatial Features
                                                                                          2. MongoDB Geospatial
                                                                                            1. NoSQL Spatial Capabilities
                                                                                          3. File-based Storage Systems
                                                                                            1. Directory Structure Organization
                                                                                              1. Metadata Management
                                                                                                1. Version Control for Spatial Data
                                                                                                2. Cloud Storage Solutions
                                                                                                  1. Object Storage for Spatial Data
                                                                                                    1. Distributed File Systems
                                                                                                      1. Cloud Database Services
                                                                                                    2. Data Preprocessing and Preparation
                                                                                                      1. Geocoding and Address Matching
                                                                                                        1. Address Standardization
                                                                                                          1. Geocoding Accuracy Assessment
                                                                                                            1. Reverse Geocoding Techniques
                                                                                                            2. Data Quality Assessment
                                                                                                              1. Completeness Evaluation
                                                                                                                1. Accuracy Assessment
                                                                                                                  1. Consistency Checking
                                                                                                                    1. Currency and Timeliness
                                                                                                                    2. Data Cleaning Procedures
                                                                                                                      1. Handling Missing Spatial Data
                                                                                                                        1. Correcting Geometric Errors
                                                                                                                          1. Topology Validation and Repair
                                                                                                                            1. Attribute Data Cleaning
                                                                                                                            2. Coordinate System Management
                                                                                                                              1. Projection Transformation
                                                                                                                                1. Datum Conversion
                                                                                                                                  1. Handling Mixed CRS Datasets
                                                                                                                                    1. Accuracy Considerations
                                                                                                                                    2. Data Integration and Fusion
                                                                                                                                      1. Schema Matching
                                                                                                                                        1. Spatial Data Conflation
                                                                                                                                          1. Attribute Harmonization
                                                                                                                                            1. Quality Assessment of Integrated Data
                                                                                                                                            2. Format Conversion and Standardization
                                                                                                                                              1. Conversion Tools and Libraries
                                                                                                                                                1. Batch Processing Workflows
                                                                                                                                                  1. Quality Control in Conversion